(Denovalin enters.)
Denovalin.
Thou, there! Who art
Thou? Speak, thou hound! Who dares thus brazenly
To set at naught King Mark's decreed commands?
Str. Leper (who has sprung upon the curbing of the wall).
Denovalin, a second time thou shalt
Not flee from me!—Take heed, and guard thyself!
[He springs at Denovalin and overthrows
him. He then swings himself up on the
wall and stands there for a second; his
leper's garment is thrown back and he
appears in a coat of silver mail, shining
in the sunlight.]
Denovalin.
Tristram of Lyonesse!
Str. Leper (pulling his cloth from his head).
Dost recognize
Him by the stroke? God help me now!
[He leaps down from the wall. The stage
remains for a time empty. The organ
sounds; the gates are opened and two
guards stand on either side of the steps.
The church is gradually emptied.]
SCENE VI
A Soldier (in subdued tones).
What? Dost
Thou weep, Forzin?
2d Soldier.
I'm not ashamed! There's none
But weeps, save Mark alone! The very stones
Must weep!